The EU Commission has announced plans to speed up the deregulation of plants derived from new genomic techniques (NGTs or New GE). In a letter to the non-profit organization Testbiotech, the Commi [...]
China has granted its first-ever approval for a gene-edited crop, signaling a growing reliance on scientific advancements to enhance food production. The soybean, created by Shandong Shunfeng Biotechnology Co., [...]
The possibility of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) being allowed in organic agriculture, a topic previously considered unfathomable, has recently been the subject of public discussion at US government mee [...]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently granted approval for a group of five gene-edited pigs, created by researchers from the Washington State University (WSU), which were used to make German-style [...]
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently released a report examining food safety issues related to the use of gene editing for food production, including the applicability of existing Codex Alimenta [...]
Testbiotech, a non-profit organization that provides information and scientific expertise on the risks associated with genetic engineering, has criticized an EU Commission services discussion paper intended to [...]
The development for commercial purpose of gene-edited food has become legal in England as, on Thursday 23rd March, the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill has gained Royal Assent after its passage thro [...]
A group of researchers from Rothamsted Research (Hertfordshire, UK) have recently published the results of Europe’s first-ever field trial of a gene-edited (GE) variety of wheat showing a “significa [...]
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), EU's highest court, has set off that in-vitro plant random mutagenesis are excluded from EU laws governing the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). &n [...]
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry in Japan received an application by a Kyoto-based start-up asking for an authorisation to use a gene-edited tiger puffer fish as food. A team of experts lead [...]
